Common name

propiconazole

Product category

Fungicide

Chemical name

1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole(Chemical Abstracts name) 

CAS Number

60207-90-1

Molecular formula

C₁₅H₁₇Cl₂N₃O₂

appearance

Yellowish, odourless

packing

application

Biochemistry

Steroid demethylation (ergosterol biosynthesis) inhibitor. 

Mode of action

Systemic foliar fungicide with protective and curative action, with translocation acropetally in the xylem. 

Uses

Systemic foliar fungicide with a broad range of activity, at 100-150 g/ha. On cereals, it controls diseases caused by Cochliobolus sativus, Erysiphe graminis, Leptosphaeria nodorum, Puccinia spp., Pyrenophora teres, Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, Rhynchosporium secalis, and Septoria spp. In bananas, control of Mycosphaerella musicola and Mycosphaerella fijiensis var. difformis. Other uses are in turf against Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, Rhizoctonia solani, Puccinia spp. and Erysiphe graminis; in rice against Rhizoctonia solani, Helminthosporium oryzae, and dirty panicle complex; in coffee against Hemileia vastatrix; in peanuts against Cercospora spp.; in stone fruit against Monilinia spp., Podosphaera spp., Sphaerotheca spp. and Tranzschelia spp.; in maize against Helminthosporium spp.

Formulation types

EC; SC; GL.